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Configure the location database in Skype for Business Server

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Configure, populate, and publish the E9-1-1 location database in Skype for Business Server Enterprise Voice.

To enable clients to automatically detect their location within a network, you first need to configure the location database.

To configure the location database, perform the following tasks:

Populate the database with a mapping of network elements to locations. If you use an Emergency Location Identification Number (ELIN) gateway, you need to include the ELIN in the <CompanyName> field.

If you do not populate the location database, and the Location Required in the Location Policy is set to Yes or Disclaimer, the client will prompt the user to enter a location manually.

Validate the addresses against the master street address guide (MSAG) that is maintained by the E9-1-1 service provider.

Publish the updated database.

Populate the location database

To automatically locate clients within a network, you first need to populate the location database with a network wiremap, which maps network elements to civic (that is, street) addresses. You can use subnets, wireless access points, switches, and ports to define the wiremap.

You can add addresses to the location database individually, or in bulk by using a CSV file that contains the column formats described in the following table.

If you use an Emergency Location Identification Number (ELIN) gateway, include the ELIN in the CompanyName field for each location. You can include multiple ELINs for each location, each separated by a semicolon.

You can also use the Test-CsLisCivicAddress cmdlet to validate individual addresses.

Publish the location database

The new locations that you added to the location database will not be made available to the client until they have been published.

If you use Emergency Location Identification Number (ELIN) gateways, you also need to upload the ELINs to your public switched telephone network (PSTN) carrier's Automatic Location Identification (ALI) database. Your PSTN carrier may require you to use a specific format for the ELIN records. Contact your PSTN carrier for details. You can export the records from the Location Information service database and format them as required.

To publish the location database

Start the Skype for Business Server Management Shell: Click Start, click All Programs, click Skype for Business 2015, and then click Skype for Business Server Management Shell.

Run the following cmdlet to publish the location database.

Publish-CsLisConfiguration

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